And Grannies too can set spinnakers!

Lovesail
Thu 19 Feb 2015 21:09
04:43N 079:58W
 
We are in the Doldrums, and as they say, NO WIND!  Skip had anticipated this and has plotted a mean course to take us into the little wind that there is.
 
So after a night spent motoring – and dodging super-tankers – we had enough breeze this morning to deploy the spinnaker:
 
1. Take the main halyard forward and fasten it onto the spinnaker.
 
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2. Pull up the halyard, getting the spinny out of the bag.
 
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3.Pull up the sock and
 
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4. Voila!  Beautifully set sail. Job well done!
 
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